Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERGREEN PARK ESD 124·NCES 171455001809
Southwest Elementary School
9900 S Central Park Ave, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 · (708) 424-2444 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
54 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Southwest Elementary School→Central Middle School
Based on grade levels within Evergreen Park ESD 124. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.4pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 44.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Southwest Elementary School
Southwest Elementary School's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Elementary School this school | 301 | 17.9% | 61.8% |
| Mokena Intermediate School Mokena | 346 | 18.5% | 60.6% |
| Longfellow Elementary School Wheaton | 318 | 18.6% | 79.8% |
| Hunt Club Elementary School Oswego | 357 | 17.4% | 44.3% |
| North Elementary School Sycamore | 309 | 19.1% | 52.9% |
| Hoover Wood Elementary School Batavia | 363 | 22.0% | 62.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Southwest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #277 of 1,925 | #90 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #407 of 2,077 ▲ 42 | #134 of 829 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #245 of 2,077 ▲ 277 | #95 of 829 ▲ 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #1,532 of 2,419 | #636 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,015 of 2,035 | #464 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #951 of 2,042 | #344 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #1,993 of 2,132 | #754 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #1,198 of 1,461 | #566 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
301
-58 (-16%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 301 | 22.6 | 13.3:1 | 18% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 22.3 | 13.7:1 | 15% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 22.1 | 13.6:1 | 17% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 20% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 17% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | 25% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 15 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (317 to 301); teachers down 10% (25 to 22.6).
About Southwest Elementary School
Southwest Elementary School is a public elementary school in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 301 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 21% smaller than that.
A total of 5 schools make up Evergreen Park ESD 124, with 1,735 students enrolled.
At Southwest Elementary School, White students make up 69% of the student body. Next come 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 44% White. Southwest Elementary School's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Southwest Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.3:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The lunch program counts 18% of students at Southwest Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Southwest Elementary School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 61.8%. Predicted: 61.2%.
Among Cook County residents, the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southwest Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Evergreen Park High School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.0%; Southwest Elementary School's is 61.8%, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 16% enrollment decrease, from 359 in 2020-21 to 301 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Southwest Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evergreen Park ESD 124
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 560 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Northwest SchoolElementary · 242 students
Other schools in Evergreen Park
- Evergreen Park High SchoolHigh · 941 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 560 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Northwest SchoolElementary · 242 students
Other Southwest Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 14 states are named Southwest Elementary. Southwest Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 22.
- Southwest Elementary SchoolDanville, IL · 469 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolGeneseo, IL · 357 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBAY SHORE, NY · 975 students
- Southwest ElementaryHigh Point, NC · 808 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolSavannah, GA · 769 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Park High School0.6 mi · 941
- Central Middle School0.8 mi · 560
- J M Hannum Elementary School0.9 mi · 410
- Southeast Elementary School0.9 mi · 303
- Northwest School1.0 mi · 242
- SD 123 Early Learning Center1.1 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Southwest Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Southwest Elementary School?
Southwest Elementary School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Southwest Elementary School serve?
Southwest Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Southwest Elementary School have?
Southwest Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Southwest Elementary School?
Southwest Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Southwest Elementary School public or private?
Southwest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evergreen Park ESD 124.
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